时隔 (shí gé) — after an interval of (time), after a gap of

Definition

A formal/written phrase meaning 'after a gap of (time)' — it is set off before a duration to emphasize how much time has passed between two events.

phrase

after an interval of (time)after a gap of

时隔，。
shí gé Èr shí nián, tā men zhōng yú chóng féng le.
After a gap of twenty years, they finally reunited.
时隔，。
shí gé Shù yuè, zhè jiā gōng sī yòu tuī chū le xīn chǎn pǐn.
After a gap of several months, this company launched a new product again.
时隔，。
shí gé Yí gè shì jì, zhè bù xiǎo shuō yī rán shēn shòu dú zhě xǐ ài.
After a gap of a century, this novel is still deeply loved by readers.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

主谓zhǔwèiSubject + predicate

A small sentence frozen into a word: something, and what it does or is.

隔géseparate

时 time and 隔 separate together give the sense of an interval of time.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 時; 时 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

日日rìsun; day

Sound part声符shēngfú

之

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 時 pairs 日 (sun/day) with 之 as the part that gives the sound; the simplified 时 is not the form described.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

阝鬲隔

Meaning part形符xíngfú

阝Written in full as阜fùwall

Sound part声符shēngfú

鬲

鬲gé隔gé

Same sound today

隔 puts 阝, a wall, with 鬲, which gives the sound gé, to show separating with a wall.

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